Combination steam and water bath cabinet.



No. 881,855, PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908. J. F. GRUBBS.

COMBINATION STEAM AND WATER BATH CABINET.

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COMBINATION STEAM AND WATER BATH CABINET.

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COMBINATION STEAM AND WATER BATH CABINET.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Application filed May 6, 1907. Serial No. 371,977.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. GRUBBs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Steam andWater Bath Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to combination steam and water bath-cabinets inwhich a rectangular bodyportion mounted on legs and having awoven-wirespring cotframe or other bodyrest supported therein isprovided with an arch-like close fitting cover, having an opening in itstop portion for the egress of steam during a hot bath and water in caseof a water bath, the said top or cover serving as a bath tub or troughbyturning it over and down upon its hinges to the floor a thermometer isused in connection with the apparatus to indicate the temperature; thesteam is conducted to the apparatus by means of a tube or pipe connectedwith the steam generator.

The objectsof my invention are; first to provide a practical, combinedsteam and water bath cabinet; second, one which shall be of convenienceand effectiveness third, one of portability and ease of operation fortherapeutic and sanitary purposes. I attain these objects by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of theapparatus as in use, a portion of the side being broken away to show theposition of the thermometer and the cot or body rest; Fig. 2 is anelevation of the head end of the apparatus as it appears when not inuse; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line ac Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a planview of the apparatus with the cover opened and in position for a waterbath; Fig. 5 is a part sectional elevation of one end of the bodyportion of the apparatus with portions broken away to show the manner inwhich the legs support the apparatus and the cotframe or body rest; Fig.6 is a cross section of one of the four like legs on line as Fig. 5;Fig. 7 is a view in elevation of'the thermometer used in connection withthe apparatus.

Like letters refer to like parts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, A is the body portion of the cabinet of whichB is the cover hinged to one side thereof in a manner to be turned overand its crown portion rest upon the floor of the room; the short pipe Osecured in and projecting from the crown portion of the said cover nearits head end is for the purpose of introducing the thermometer D duringa steam bath, to permit the steam to escape when desired and to enter awaste-pipe in the floor for the discharge of waste water after a waterbath, the orifice being plugged during active service, see Fig. 2. Thebody and cover of the cabinet are preferably formed and constructed ofsheet metal, although other material may be used, and to afford supportfor the cot-frame or body-rest E, the four similar, vertical,cabinet-body legs F extend upward through the floor of the cabinetbodyat each corner thereof and havin their upper ends terminate inrightangled anges F upon which the said cot-frame rests; the said legsare preferably composed of a heavier grade of sheet metal and may beoffset at the meeting of the base of the cabinet to be flush with theouter surface thereof and to secure the said legs in place firmly theymay be riveted, as in the present case, or soldered to the inner surfaceof the cabinet-body.

To rovide a rest for the head of the patient uring a steam bath theboard G is attached by hinges a to the outer surface of the head end ofthe cabinet body, and to support the head-rest G in a horizontalposition the brace 12 is provided, having its lower end hinged to theend of the cabinet-body by the hinge c in a manner to hang verticallylike the head-rest when not in use to afford compactness; and to giveroom for the atients neck a semi-circular portion is cut rom the centralmarginal part of the head end of the cover B as at B; and to secure aconparatively tight joint at the meeting of the cabinet-body and thesaid cover the meetin edge thereof is turned inwardly and folded uponitself, and the margin of the base A is inwardly off-set, see Fig. 3.Upon the woven wire s ring E of the cot-frame or body-rest E a b anketor a mattress is placed for the patient or person to lie upon during thesteaming process, being covered with a sheet E or ot er light fabric.

The steam enters the foot end of the cabinet base near the centerthereof being conducted through the pipe f leading from the steamgenerator H provided with a filling cap g in its top, and resting uponthe uprights h secured in the base i; between said uprights a lamp maybe placed upon the base'to heat the water in the generator H, orpreferably a gas-jet stand I with its pipe J leading to the source ofsup 1y of gas. The steam pi e f is provided witli a stop-.cockf for reguating or shutting off the flow of steam into the cabinet.

In operation, having raised the temperature of the water in thegenerator II, turn the cover of the cabinet back, place the patient orperson upon the cot or body-rest, as shown in Fig. 1, with the head uponthe head-rest G; spread a sheet E over the person; return the cover B toits normal position; place the thermometer D in the cabinet by extendingit down through the o ening in the short pi e C as far as the head ofthe thermometer wi permit the said head serving as a safety plugpermitting the escape of surplus steam; turn the steam into the cabinetwhich should continue until the patient is in a lively state ofperspiration, the duration of the time depending upon the needs anddesires of the patient, the object being to remove by means ofperspiration the impurities in the patients system and produce healthyaction and hygienic conditions in the patient; the proper time limithaving been reached, the steam is turned 0H and the patient is permittedto cool gradually until the proper tem erature is reached then rubbed,dried. and removed from the cabinet, the thermometer having been removedbefore turning the cover B back. For a water bath place the cabinetcover B in the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, place arubber or other plug in the orifice of the short pipe C from within, itsprojecting portion being within the waste-pipe (not shown butunderstood), place the water in cover B which now becomes a bath-tubafter using the water for a bath remove the aforementioned plug andpermit the water to esca e.

Ehe construction shown and described may be modified to a reasonabledegree without departing from the spirit of my invention.

hat I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In the combination of a steam and water bath-cabinet, alongitudinally rectangular body portion A having a floor and verticalside and end walls mounted upon four legs secured to the inner surfaceof said walls and having their upper ends bent to form rightangledflanges, a body-rest supported by said flanges, a longitudinallyrectangular cover B being transversely circular or oval and )ivotallysecured to the outer marginal surlaee of one of the side walls of thecabinet-body in a manner to be turned down and constitute a water-bathtub, having a plugable waste-water orifice in its concave bottom todrain oil the refuse water, a thermometer inserting and steam-emittingstub pi)e O secured to the outer upper surface and near the head end ofthe said cover, means for generating and conducting steam into the bodyportion of the said cabinet, substantially as described.

2. In a bath cabinet of the class described having a body portion and acorresponding cover or top portion with a steam emitting and thermometerinserting stub pipe in its top portion externally secured thereto, aballhead thermometer D extending interiorly through the orifice of saidpipe to indicate the temperature within the cabinet the thermometer-headserving to suspend the stem portion and as a steam check or valve duringservice, as set forth and described.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH F. GRUBBS.

Witnesses:

W. A. HOBBS, W. V. MAGUIRE.

